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History of the Saxophone
Miss Beck Period 1 AP Music History
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Basic Facts
• This saxophone was invented by Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Saxe around 1840.
• There are mulFple different instruments in the saxophone family but four main ones. Soprano, alto, tenor and bass.
• The saxophone is used in mulFple seIngs; concert bands, jazz bands and military bands.
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Early History
• Adolphe Saxe invented the saxophone in 1840 and filed the patent in 1846.
• He originally invented the bari saxophone by puIng a bass clarinet mouthpiece on an ophicleide.
• Saxe’s invenFon became quite popular through it’s use in military bands.
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Early History cont.
• Despite the instruments popularity, the saxophone did not take off in orchestras.
• This is due to other instrument makers paying composers not to write music for the saxophone
• Despite this, the saxophone sFll became popular in military bands and jazz bands
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Marcel Mule • Marcel Mule was one of the
prominent saxophonists to promote building the repertoire
• He was born in France and during WW1 joined France’s military band, which is where his music career took off.
• Mule took over over as Professor of Saxophone at the Paris Conservatory in 1870 and commissioned mulFple works for the saxophone
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Jean-‐Marie Londeix
• Londeix was also born in France and studied at the Paris Conservatory under Marcel Mule
• He won his first internaFonal compeFFon when he was just 15.
• More than 100 composiFons have been wriZen for him.
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Sigard Rascher
• Rascher was born in Germany
• Rascher had a prominent career in both Europe and the United States.
• He is most known for establishing the importance of the alFssimo register of the saxophone
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Larry Teal • Larry Teal actually started out as
a denFstry major. • He joined the jazz band at the
Univ of Michigan and fell in love with the saxophone. Eventually gained his doctorate in Saxophone Performance
• He eventually became the Professor of Saxophone at the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor and wrote many pedagogical works for the saxophone
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Jazz and the Saxophone
• The saxophone is an important part of the history of the jazz.
• Saxophonists like Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Coleman Hawkins and others drove the development of jazz.
• Charlie Parker and his group with Dizzy Gillespie for example, were instrumental in making Bebop a popular music trend.
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Jazz Cont.
• Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young and Johnny Hodges were all prominent saxophonists in the big band era
• John Coltrane led the free jazz movement in the 1960s.
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The Saxophone and the Home
• In the mid 1920s music in the home was very popular due to player pianos.
• The C-‐melody saxophone, a non transposing instrument became popular around this Fme
• It was easier for people to learn pieces to play with the piano if they didn’t need to transpose
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Quiz Break!
• Name one of the prominent saxophonists
• What is the name of the inventor of the saxophone?
• What is the non transposing saxophone called?
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Important Works
• Concerto for Saxophone and Orchestra – Alexander Glazunov
• ConcerFna de Camera – Jaques Ibert • Sonata for Saxophone and Piano – Paul Creston
• Mai – Ryo Noda • Ballade – Henri Tomasi
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Homework
• Research your instrument and bring in your favorite facts.
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References
Segall, Michael. The Devil’s Horn. New York: Picador, 2006.